Saturday 16 May, 18:30

Festival PréPro – Emerging Musicians

Five students from eMa’s PréPro course present a series of thirty-minute sets that map emerging musical voices. Performers include Matilde De Quarti (vocals, acoustic guitar) with cello and piano textures, Léa Gamba (guitar, vocals and loopers), an electronic set by ELIA (piano, machines) with guests, and the bands burn the calendar and Concorde blending indie rock, electro and alternative sounds. The first edition foregrounds original songs, inventive covers and intimate sonic exploration, moving between fragile balladry and charged, rhythmic grooves.

passage Marie-Claude-Leburgue 2,
Switzerland
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Photo Credit: eMa

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